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GHC (Graham Holdings Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.90 (As of Jul. 10, 2025)


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What is Graham Holdings Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-10), Graham Holdings Co's share price is $934.00. Graham Holdings Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $85.66. Hence, Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.90.

The historical rank and industry rank for Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

GHC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.58   Med: 22.05   Max: 239.75
Current: 10.9

During the past 13 years, Graham Holdings Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 239.75. The lowest was 7.58. And the median was 22.05.

GHC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
58.15% of 184 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.84 vs GHC: 10.90

Graham Holdings Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $85.66.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Graham Holdings Co was 171.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 109.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 35.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Graham Holdings Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 109.20% per year. The lowest was -38.90% per year. And the median was -4.00% per year.


Graham Holdings Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Graham Holdings Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Graham Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.43 78.40 19.11 19.48 11.85

Graham Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.31 20.12 13.99 11.85 11.22

Competitive Comparison of Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Graham Holdings Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Graham Holdings Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=934.00/85.662
=10.90

Graham Holdings Co's Share Price of today is $934.00.
Graham Holdings Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $85.66.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Graham Holdings Co  (NYSE:GHC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Graham Holdings Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1812 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA, USA, 22209
Graham Holdings Co. is a diversified education and media company made up of subsidiaries. Firm operations include educational services; television broadcasting; online, print, and local news; home health and hospice care; and manufacturing. The Company segments into the following seven reportable segments: Kaplan International, Higher Education, Supplemental Education, Television Broadcasting, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive. The majority of revenue comes from the Kaplan International segment, which includes higher education, test preparation, language instruction, and professional training. A large portion of company revenue also comes from the television broadcasting segment through advertising.
Executives
Marcel A. Snyman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Katharine Weymouth director 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner director C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Anne M Mulcahy director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Tony Allen director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Timothy J O'shaughnessy director, officer: President and CEO C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Danielle Y. Conley director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Christopher C Davis director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Sandra M. Stonesifer officer: VP, Chief HR Officer C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jack A. Markell director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Andrew Stephen Rosen officer: Executive Vice President C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Lee C Bollinger director 535 WEST 116TH STREET, LOW LIBRARY, ROOM 202, NEW YORK NY 10027
Jacob Maas, officer: Sr. VP-Planning and Dev. C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Denise M Demeter officer: VP and Chief HR Officer 1300 17TH STREET NORTH, SUITE 1700, ROSSLYN VA 22209
Donald Graham director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and COB C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209